Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 18, 2023

Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed without exhausting the administrative processes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because the remedy sought is not one IDEA provides.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The case will decide whether damages for emotional distress are available in anti-discrimination cases. In support of overruling the cases, Kavanaugh cited cases like Brown v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C.:

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2022

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. The case will decide whether damages for emotional distress are available in anti-discrimination cases. In support of overruling the cases, Kavanaugh cited cases like Brown v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C.:

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Notably, the jury awarded punitive damages against the university, a relative rarity for juries but well deserved in this case. Stern’s emails were quoted in Wall Street Journal and Chronicle of Higher Education articles. It awarded $145,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.

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